For the furniture decoration, we bought high-quality flooring materials. If there is no suitable laying method, it is also a waste of good flooring. Today we want to introduce the laying method of flooring to make your home flooring more perfect. Nowadays, more and more owners choose wood floor decoration, so how to install the wood floor? Now let's take a look at the four common methods of installing wood flooring to see which is more suitable for you.

Wood Floor Installation Methods - 4 Common Wood Tile Installation Methods

1. Traditional laying method: keel laying

Keel laying is a traditional and extensive laying method for the floor tiles. Let's take a look at the specific introduction of keel laying method. The keel-laying method is to take the rectangular long wooden strip as the material to fix and bear the force borne on the floor surface and lay it at a certain distance. All solid wood floors, as long as the bending strength is sufficient, can be paved with the method of laying keel. There are many raw materials of keel, among which wood keel is widely used, and others include plastic keel, aluminum alloy keel, etc.

Suitable floor types

The keel paving method is suitable for the paving of solid wood floors and solid wood composite floor. As long as the bending strength of the floor is sufficient, the keel paving method can be used.

Advantages and disadvantages

When the wooden keel is paved, holes shall be drilled on the ground, and small wooden blocks shall be used as the ground for leveling, and then the wooden keel shall be fixed with American fixing nails, and then the floor shall be fixed on the keel with floor nails. After the wooden keel is laid, both feet can step on the keel, and check whether the keel is firm through heavy pressure and whether there is uneven ground, which makes some floors and keels suspended. The laying methods of plastic keel and aluminum alloy keel are roughly the same. Compared with wood keel, it has the advantage that there is no need to drill holes and nails on the ground to damage the stair structure.

2. Simple laying method: suspended laying method

Suspended laying method is a popular laying method in Europe. Let's take a specific look at the characteristics of this laying method. The so-called suspended laying method means that the floor is not directly fixed on the ground. Usually, the floor mat is laid on the ground, and then the floor with latch and card slot is spliced into one on the floor mat. At present, the more commonly used floor mat material is bedding treasure.

Suitable floor types

The flooring suitable for the suspension laying method is generally laminate flooring and solid wood composite flooring.

Advantages and disadvantages

Simple laying process, short construction period, less pollution, and easy maintenance; The floor is not easy to arch, tile deformation, floor separation, or local inadvertent damage, which is easy to repair and replace. The floor paved by this method is susceptible to moisture.

Key points of pavement

This kind of method has high requirements for the flatness and dryness of the ground. When the floor height of the living room is lower than that of the kitchen and toilet, it needs to be leveled with concrete. This kind of method is mostly used for floor heating leveling, which not only solves the problem of floor heating thermal conductivity but also solves the problem of kitchen height drop. If the second-hand house is decorated, it is more suitable to use suspended paving on the original flat ground.

3. Quick laying method: direct paste laying method

Direct paste paving is another method of floor paving, which is suitable for 350mm long floors and requires the ground to be flat. Let's learn more about it. Direct bonding paving is to bond the floor directly to the ground. This installation method is fast. During construction, the ground is required to be very dry, clean, and flat. Due to the limited flatness of the ground, excessive floor laying may cause warping, so it is more suitable for the laying of solid wood and cork floors with a length of less than 30cm. Some small teak floors and parquet floors must be paid for by the direct bonding method.

Applicable floor types

Direct pasting method is suitable for parquet floors and cork floors. In addition, a composite wood floor can also be paved by the direct pasting method.

Advantages and disadvantages

The installation method is fast and beautiful, but it has high requirements for the construction ground and is prone to warping.

Key points of pavement

If the cement floor is paved directly, cement leveling must be used. Compared with keel leveling, it will not affect the house too much, but cement leveling requires a lot of cement and sand, and the cost will be higher. If the cork floor is used, it is recommended to make cement mortar self-leveling on the original foundation.

4. Popular paving method: rough floor keel method

In addition to the three-floor laying methods introduced above, there is also a method of wool floor keel-laying suitable for all kinds of floors. Let's understand this laying method in detail. The way to lay the keel of the wool floor is to lay the keel first, then lay the wool floor on the top, fix the wool floor and the keel, and then lay the floor on the wool floor, which not only strengthens the moisture-proof ability but also makes the foot feel more comfortable and soft.

Suitable floor types

The keel paving method of the rough floor is suitable for various floors such as solid wood floors, solid wood composite floors, reinforced composite floors, and cork floors. A layer of the rough floor is paved on the keel, and then the floor is paved by suspension paving method.

Advantages and disadvantages

The advantage of the wool floor keel method is good moisture resistance and comfortable foot feeling. However, the cost of more loss is higher than that of other methods.

Main points

The rough floor shall be laid on the keel, and there shall be a gap between each row. Iron nails or threaded nails shall be used to fix and level the rough floor and the keel. The rough floor can be laid at an oblique angle of 30 degrees or 45 degrees to reduce stress. Lay laminate flooring on the rough floor and try to lay it according to the suspended paving method.